November 10th, 2025

 

Call to Order

Special Orders of the Day

1. Proclamation Recognizing National Police Records and Support Personnel Week

 

Closed Session

2. Public Employee Performance Evaluations
Authority: Cal. Gov. Code section 54957(b)
Title: City Clerk, City Auditor, and City Attorney

3. Conference with Labor Negotiator
Authority: Cal. Gov. Code section 54957.6
Agency Representative: Dan Rich, Municipal Resources Group
Unrepresented Employees: City Attorney, City Clerk and City Manager

 

Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions

 

Public Comment

 

Council Member Questions, Comments, and Announcements

 

Consent Calendar

4. FIRST READ: Adopt an Ordinance Amending PAMC Chapter 10.56 (Special Speed Zones) to Update Speed Limit Studies for Nine Streets and Approve the 2025 Traffic Survey; CEQA status – categorically exempt.

2025 Engineering and Traffic Survey

Ordinance Amending PAMC Chapter 10.56 to Establish Speed Limits

Study Segments Phase 1&2

Public Comment

5. Approval of a Budget Amendment in the General Fund for the Planning and Development Services Department’s Deposit-Based Fee Program for Private Development Studies for a Net Zero Impact. CEQA Status: Not a Project

AA1. Adopt a Resolution Deferring CPAU Late Fees and Collection Actions for Certain Customers Affected by the Ongoing Federal Government Shutdown; CEQA Status – Not a Project.

Resolution

 

Action Items

6. PUBLIC HEARING / QUASI-JUDICIAL. 660 University Ave [21PLN-00341]: Request for Approval of a Planned Home Zoning (PHZ) on Three Parcels (511 Byron Street, 660 University Avenue, 680 University Avenue/500 Middlefield Road), to Demolish Existing Buildings and Provide a New Six Story Mixed-Use Building with Approximately 1,900 Square Feet of Office, 70 Multi-Family Residential Units, and a Two Level Below-Grade Parking Garage. CEQA Status: A Draft Environmental Impact Report Circulated for Public Review Beginning on April 2, 2024, and Ending on May 17, 2024. The City published a Final EIR in March 2025 and a revised Final EIR in October 2025. Zoning District: RM-20 (Multi-Family Residential).

Location Map

Resolution Certifying the Environmental Impact Report and Adopting the MMRP

Draft Comprehensive Plan Amendment Resolution

Draft PC Ordinance

Draft Record of Land Use Action

Zoning Consistency Analysis

Applicant’s Letter

Public Comments

Project Plans and Environmental Review Documents

Public Comment

Staff Presentation

Applicant Presentation

 

7. Approval of the Four-Quadrant Gate System as the preferred Quiet Zone Implementation Measure at the Churchill, Meadow, and Charleston Rail Crossings as Recommended by the Rail Committee; CEQA status – categorically exempt.

Palo Alto Quiet Zone Report

Public Comment

Staff Presentation

8. REINTRODUCED FIRST READING: Adoption of an Ordinance Updating Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC) Section 18.40.250 (Lighting) of Chapter 18.40 (General Standards and Exceptions) and Amending Chapters 18.10, 18.12, 18.28, and Section 18.40.230 of Title 18 (Zoning) to Adopt New Outdoor Lighting Regulations; CEQA Status — Exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15308 (Actions for Protection of the Environment). – POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE

Adjournment